BSc Banking and Finance
UCAS Code: NL31
Course Aims
- Provides a specialist in-depth understanding of core areas of economics, banking and finance for students with a quantitative background.
- Is designed for students wishing to build on the foundation of a Mathematics A-level or equivalent.
- Gives valuable skills in numeracy, IT, communications and problem solving, as well as key skills for further study at graduate level.
- Prepares graduates for specialist quantitatively orientated careers in banking and finance, research and forecasting, as well as areas of business management and accounting.
Course Structure
First Year
| Semester 1 Core Modules | Semester 2 Core Modules |
|---|---|
| Microeconomics 1 | Macroeconomics 1 |
| Calculus for Economists | Sampling, Estimation and Hypothesis Testing |
| IT for Economists | Linear Algebra and Optimisation for Economists |
| Probability and Probability Distributions |
Second Year
| Semester 1 Core Modules | Semester 2 Core Modules |
|---|---|
| Intermediate Microeconomics 1 | Intermediate Microeconomics 2 |
| Foundation of Macro Theory | Macroeconomics and Finance |
| Econometrics 1 | Econometrics 2 |
| Principles of Banking | Principles of Finance |
Third Year
| Semester 1 Core Modules | Semester 2 Core Modules |
|---|---|
| Econometrics 3 | Corporate Finance and the Capital Market |
| International Finance | Applied Econometrics Project |
| Financial Derivatives | Investment Management |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules One optional module chosen from: | Semester 2 Optional Modules One optional module chosen from: |
| Advanced Microeconomics | Advanced Macroeconomics |
| Business Management and Strategy | Accounting |
| Managerial Economics | Government Intervention in the Economy |
| The Global Economy | Webonomics |
| Advanced Mathematical and Statistical Method |
Claritas Investment Certificate
You will be offered the special opportunity to study the syllabus for the Claritas Investment certificate which has just been launched by the Chartered Financial Analysis Institute.
Download the Economics Undergraduate Module Specifications (pdf).
Please note that Module Specifications are subject to change. Please see the bottom of each report for the date it was last updated.
